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(3,317 posts)21. Cancelled Gay Pride in Kyiv Signals Conservative Shift in Ukraine
Cancelled Gay Pride in Kyiv Signals Conservative Shift in Ukraine
Maxim Eristavi
Maxim Eristavi is an independent writer based in Kyiv. Follow him on Twitter @MaximEristavi.
2014 Kyiv Gay Pride participants gathered in a local conference hall after the cancellation of their civil rights march. July 5th 2014.
For several months during the recent revolution they have withstood gunfire, kidnappings, beatings and freezing cold. However, general homophobia proved itself more resilient than the violent regime of Victor Yanukovych in Ukraine and the local LGBT community has been forced to cancel a gay pride out of security concerns.
A day later, a group of skinhead men tried to break into a local gay bar in the downtown Kyiv. In the last 6 months the place suffered multiply attacks and was completely trashed at some point. No arrests have been made.
This recent outburst of violence against local gay people happened just a day after enthusiastic participants of the February revolution, Ukrainian LGBT activists have decided to withdraw a proposed civil rights march in Kyiv, scheduled for July 5th. They made this decision after the meeting with local police where organizers received a warning: theres going to be no adequate protection for them should violent attacks by far-right groups occur. ...
http://stackstreet.com/cancelled-gay-pride-kyiv-signals-conservative-shift-ukraine-followed-gay-club-attack/
Maxim Eristavi
Maxim Eristavi is an independent writer based in Kyiv. Follow him on Twitter @MaximEristavi.
2014 Kyiv Gay Pride participants gathered in a local conference hall after the cancellation of their civil rights march. July 5th 2014.
For several months during the recent revolution they have withstood gunfire, kidnappings, beatings and freezing cold. However, general homophobia proved itself more resilient than the violent regime of Victor Yanukovych in Ukraine and the local LGBT community has been forced to cancel a gay pride out of security concerns.
A day later, a group of skinhead men tried to break into a local gay bar in the downtown Kyiv. In the last 6 months the place suffered multiply attacks and was completely trashed at some point. No arrests have been made.
This recent outburst of violence against local gay people happened just a day after enthusiastic participants of the February revolution, Ukrainian LGBT activists have decided to withdraw a proposed civil rights march in Kyiv, scheduled for July 5th. They made this decision after the meeting with local police where organizers received a warning: theres going to be no adequate protection for them should violent attacks by far-right groups occur. ...
http://stackstreet.com/cancelled-gay-pride-kyiv-signals-conservative-shift-ukraine-followed-gay-club-attack/
If you have any proof for your claims other than Twitter messages, undocumented propaganda from Kiev or grotesque leaflets proven to be fake, show it.
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Lol, I was counting, 1,2,3, wait for it, wait for it! You too? Is the sky blue, does the sun rise
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#13
Exactly, the US Media was totally wrong about Iraq, and Parry was right. It is amazing that
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#43
Thank you for your response. Could you please specify what Parry is making up
Karmadillo
Sep 2014
#4
What did he make up? It appears now that even the MSM has found their conscience, and are beginning
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#14
You mean like two US Senators and members of the State Dept were just 'passing through' on THEIR
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#15
Every thread about Russia IS about the US. Do you know how much money we are spending over there?
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#19
It's absolutely NOT a coincidence. See my response to that post and you won't need to guess why
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#33
He once wrote some great articles about how Bush and his cronies are douchebags!
zappaman
Sep 2014
#10
I know I've been asking this question and cannot get an answer. We know you don't like any of the
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#16
There are a whole lot of Parrys out there reporting exactly what he is reporting. I guess all of
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#47
Even when Parry's not completely wrong, he still comes off as the huge hypocrite that he is.
Tommy_Carcetti
Sep 2014
#48